Larry Parrish
“My advice to them is to DH and play golf.” When Parrish was a DH for the Rangers back in the 80’s this is the advice he would eventually pass on as a coach and manager.
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Why Matt Wieters Would be the Perfect Fit in Houston
With Jason Castro a free agent, and having underperformed when with the Astros, Houston is looking for a full-time catcher. Currently they lead the trade rumors of Yankees’ man behind the plate, Brian McCann. But why trade away prime prospects for a catcher who is no longer in his prime, when Houston could sign Matt Wieters, who hasn’t exactly reached his full potential yet due to injuries. Houston doesn’t have a big contract on their books yet and all three of their big bats are righties (Wieters is a switch hitter). Matt Wieters was a two-time all-star between the 2011-2013 Continue reading Why Matt Wieters Would be the Perfect Fit in Houston
World Series Prediction
The Tribe will shock the world even more so if the Cubs win after the longest drought in history. Indians in 7 games. The Indians have smaller room for error than the Cubs do to win this series, but they have home field advantage and can play small ball (National League style play). The key is for Cleveland to get runners on base, so that they can engage in their brilliant running game, which Chicago pitchers’ are not very good against. However, the Cubs have shown that they can win in many ways, and their offense can get going pretty Continue reading World Series Prediction
A World Series for the Ages? Who will Win?
The Cleveland Indians haven’t won the Series in 68 years, while the Cubbies haven’t won it since 1908. Despite Chicago not haven’t flown the “W” on the last day of the season for over a century, it’s not much of a surprise seeing the Cubbies in the 2016 WS. On the American League side, Cleveland was known to be a good team, and possibly make the postseason, but was unlikely to make it this far. The Tribe won 94 regular season games and have gone 7-1 thus far in the postseason, leaning on the heroics of unexpected breakout seasons from Continue reading A World Series for the Ages? Who will Win?